Overview - The Grateful Dead, the debut album of the band of the same name, introduces the band’s ability to write catchy songs and their ability to apply their style to a wide range of covers. The one word I can describe this album with is energetic. The energy …

It isn’t uncommon for actors to make the jump from screen to a musical career, most of the times with a disastrous ending after a few hits (anyone remember Lindsay Lohan?). Well, on 2007 sexy Scarlett Johansson decided it was her turn to get her very own record but …

I am a hip hop artist who used to sing secular hip hop. I used to sing about the type of life I lived, which was a life of partying, sex, relentless pursuit of fast money, anger, pride and any other sinful thing you could think about. Until I …

This thing is a beast plan and simple. More then enough power to rattle dishes in the china cabinet.
I was looking to upgrade from my Crate GX-130C to a tube amp. Short of selling limbs to get a Mesa or Engl head, I came across the Bugera.
They were …

Stay Too Long, for me , shows the more upbeat side of Plan B’s nature. If you think he only does down beat or deep stuff this is a real head lightener for you. It’s bright from the start and dare I say it, chirpy and catchy.
It’s one of …

Feeling Good is a track which appears on Muse’s record Origin of Symmetry. I’m aware that this song is a cover so I can’t really comment about the structure or the songwriting of the track, but I can certainly commend on how Muse apply their own style to it. …

Artist: Beyonce
Video: “Irreplaceable”
Album: B-Day
Label: Columbia
Director: Anthony Mandler
“Irreplaceable” is the third single and music video, following “Deja Vu” and “Ring the Alarm”, from Beyonce’s second album titled “B-Day”. The music video closely follows the plot of the lyrics which depict Beyonce breaking up with a man who has been unfaithful …

Unfortunately the excellent Neuropa album “The Blitz”, with its (admittedly fairly obvious) World War 2 type plane design on the front, is not easily obtainable in physical form in the United Kingdom, although it is offered by Amazon in individual track form as MP3 downloads. This is rather a …

Long Hot Summer Night is a song by The Jimi Hendrix Experience which appears on their record Electric Ladyland. The song starts off with a nice guitar riff from Hendrix in the right channel of the song before the other instruments join in as well establishing a nice sound. …

I’m the type of person who loves music & listens to all kinds of music; I know some songs, people, & groups most people my age never heard of for example the group Mint Condition. I love this group their songs are so amazing; their voices are the perfect blind …

Sanctified is a track by Nine Inch Nails which appears on their first album, Pretty Hate Machine. The track opens up in a very tribal manner with some eerie tones before a bass guitar comes in followed by Reznor’s voice. The entire introduction of this song and the verse …

I never really knew I have been missing Sam Smith’s identifiable voice until I heard him again recently with a brand new song. I used to hear most of his songs on radios, on Spotify playlists particularly “Pop Ballads”, on being sung by everyone in karaoke because of their …

Do you imagine if John Lennon is still alive? Of course he will continue to give us good songs. He is now seventy years old if he is still alive, unfortunately, he is not. Anyway, he had left us so many great songs with great message. He will be …

Gates Of Tomorrow is a song by Iron Maiden which appears on their record Dance Of Death. The track opens up with a pretty upbeat sounding guitar riff, which Harris’ bass reinforces, before leading into a slightly more aggressive section which has a slight galloping riff to it. The …

A couple of years ago Coldplay was possibly one of the most popular alternative rock bands around the world, but even then I didn’t really like them because I was into much more hardcore music at the time. It took me a couple more years and the decline in …

Paul Gilbert is not new musicians in the rock music industry. Guitarist who had a concert with Joe Satriani in the G3 project, releasing an album in early April 2008. Album titled Silence Followed by a Deafening Roar, contains 11 instrumental
tracks, which has a fast tempo, which is characteristic …

This is definitely my taste of music. Rap, hip-hop kind, and was loaned to me by my best friend, Lisa. She really is a great clubber type, and she recommended me to this CD, saying that I will certainly dance to it, and will sort of hum …

Overview - Grateful Dead From The Mars Hotel, the seventh album by The Grateful Dead, is an album that’s a lot more upbeat and energetic than their past three efforts: Wake Of The Flood, American Beauty, and Workingman’s Dead. On Wake Of The Flood, you could tell that the …

Shadow Of Deth is a song by Megadeth which appears on their record The System Has Failed. The track starts off with this odd opening voice shouting a few words before a pretty slow, yet very heavy, guitar riff comes in to provide a steady rhythm. The voice comes …

Linkin Park’s Album Hybrid theory is one of my all time favorite music CD’s. I am an avid Linkin Park fan and have been to three different concerts featuring Linkin Park. All of them were a blast and each outdid the other. For …

Where is the love is a suprisingly good song from Black Eyed Peas. In saying this I am not implying that I am suprised that Black Eyed Peas can produce a song of decent standard, I am sure they are a group of highly talented individuals, I am merely …

Jay-Z
“Izzo (H.O.V.A.)”
The Blueprint
Roc-A-Fella Records
Jay-Z delivers his first single and music video, “Izzo (H.O.V.A.)”, from his sixth album titled “The Blueprint”. Once again, Jay-Z samples “I Want You Back” by The Jackson 5, the last time he did that was with “I Just Wanna Luv U (Give It 2 Me)” …

What’s Become Of The Baby is a track by The Grateful Dead which appears on their record Aoxomoxoa. I will say right now that this track is quite different sounding from a traditional song and very experimental. I suppose the best way I could preface this song is that …

Who Could Win A Rabbit is a song by Animal Collective and is the second track on their album Sung Tongs. Similar to the opening track, Leaf House, Who Could Win A Rabbit features instrumentation which is far more stripped down in comparison to the previous record, Here Comes …

Relaxation: A Windham Hill Collection is an audio CD that offers up a total of twelve tracks of incredibly calming instrumental music by various composers, like Will Ackerman, Douglas Spotted Eagle and Patrick O’Hearn. Although twelve tracks does not sound like very many, something of which that occurred to …

I haven’t seen Craig David for a while since his last singles that made it to the charts. I have thought about him when a saw a huge billboard of him plastered in the Makati-Mandaluyong Bridge in Makati Metro Manila. Craig david used to release quite a number of …

I have been an avid listener to Nine Inch Nails since I was about twelve. In actual fact, it would be more correct to say that I was a fan of this band from about twelve to about fourteen years of age. And the reason why my interest in …

As I mentioned in a couple other reviews, I like dance and electronic music. However, at one point in my life, I had a love for eighties dance and new wave music. Now most of what I would hear would be from listening to songs being played on the …

Mansard Roof is the opening track of Vampire Weekend’s self-titled debut record. The song opens up with a definitive rhythm and catchy vocal melody before gradually building up until it really picks up around thirty seconds in and establishes a driving rhythm. What I particularly like about Mansard Roof, …

I love avril Lavigne so much since she came up first time with the single complicated and skater boy in her first album let go, so do in the second album under my skin. Her songs feels so rock.
But in the third album the best damn thing, I feel …

I just recently bought the 2009 Fender Stratocaster Standard (Made in Mexico) and so far I have few complaints. Fender is known for its quality and this stratocaster is no exception.
The coat on the guitar protects it from light scratches. It’s hit my belt buckle a few …

For the last few days i have been listening to the upcoming album from Amos Lee titled Mission Bell. At first i wasn’t too sure how i’d go with it as i had never really heard of him before, but i have an eternal quest to discover artists and …

This album is impressive on several layers. Songs on this album are quite different from one another, and I would not say that I like all of them, all the types of songs that are there. But it is clear that none of the songs on the album are …

Waterfalls by TLC is a song that is smooth going and sweet. I like the song because it sooths my mind and is not like other rap songs. The song talks about how guys need to stop chasing after things they are not going to get but waterfalls is …

Dash Berlin released this track titled “Waiting”. This was a track made in collaboration with DJ Sean Tyas. This also featured the vocals of Emma Hewitt.
This is a very good vocal trance track. The mix made by DJ Sean Tyas added more pizzazz to the track itself. The track …

Charlotte The Harlot is a song by Iron Maiden which appears on their self-titled debut record. The track opens up with a lighthearted guitar riff, although the bass is more prominent in the mix, and the whole introduction has a very moving rhythm in my opinion. The song makes …

Cyclone by baby bash ft. t pain is a song that is danceable and party all night long material. The beat is so in tune no flaws can be found and they even have a dance the girls can do for their guy after they watch the music video. …

Feel that fire by Dierks Bentley is a song that is beautiful in a lot of ways because it talks about how this guy knows that his girl needs to feel that fire. This song mainly talks about this one girl and what she wants but in my opinion …

I like love songs, my father said there is no such as love song but ballads. It is only called love song because the song is about love. Anyway, for me whatever it is called I still love songs about love. One of this is the song by Adrian …

Pep Love, from the infamous Hieroglyphics and Souls of Mischief crew is not famous. He is not featured on the radio. He has no videos on MTV or BET. But he is one of the best rappers in the business. Catchy, intelligent lyrics matched with a spitfire style, Pep …

Seeing The Real You At Last is a song by Bob Dylan which appears on his album Empire Burlesque. The track opens up with a bit played primarily by horns and outside instrumentation which I really don’t associate with Bob Dylan and that I personally don’t really like hearing …

More than a year ago or so, everyone was so devastated to hear that the heartthrob member Zayn Malik of the highly-popular band One Direction decided to leave the band. At that point, no one was sure why he decided to leave a band so popular. However, just a …

This genre music is Blues, and it is a live CD. I pretty much have a good time listening to it, which belongs to my brother.
I like the fact that the songs inside are very likeable, and spot on. I could find myself humming to the tunes …

Valentimes Is Serious Times is a song by Sledding With Tigers and the final track on their third record, The Arrested Cats. Opening up with probably the most energetic sound the band has had on the entire record, Valentimes Is Serious Times seems to return the band to the …

The Killers are still new to the music industry. The band has been extremely popular since their first album “Hot Fuss” and their guest appearance on the popular TV show “The O.C.”. The band has recently realesed their newest album “Sam’s Town”. I was so excitied to hear about …

This is a good new cd. It is Lenny Kravitz’s newest cd. Compared to Lenny Kravitz’s other cd’s, such as Baptism, and the Lenny Kravitz Greatest Hits, this is nothing. With his other cd’s compared to other cd’s he has to many slow songs. By slow, I mean a …

You’re Gonna Quit Me is a cover performed by Bob Dylan which appears on his record Good As I Been To You. The track opens up with an acoustic guitar pattern which doesn’t exactly carry any major feel to it, but it seems to have somewhat of a folk …

I don’t really like Jay Z as a rapper. I never liked his flow style or voice. But I do have to say I do like his diss songs and his hardcore lyrics. I don’t really like his commercial songs though. As a business man I have to respect him. …

Pop lock and drop it by Huey is a song I like to dance to because it has easy dance moves. This song is played commonly when ever a whole bunch of girls I know get together and have a dance off. It is perfect for a dance off …

The wide variety of guitars in the market today makes guitar shopping a tough challenge for beginning musicians. With today’s economy the instrument of choice should deliver the needs of the musician with an affordable deal.
The Yamaha F-325 Steel String Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar is a prime choice …